Ram Gopal Varma BREAKS Silence On Urmila Matondkar Link-Up Rumours: 'I Worked With Her Because...'

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has never been a stranger to controversy, nor has he ever attempted to sidestep it. Now, in the middle of renewed conversations about the objectification of women in cinema, the director has offered a characteristically provocative defence of his past statements — including his infamous remark about Sridevi — while addressing long-standing speculation about his association with Urmila Matondkar.

On Urmila Matondkar and the narratives built around them

Speaking to Zoom TV, Ram Gopal Varma dismissed the persistent rumours and “myth-making" that have surrounded his professional relationship with Urmila since the 1990s. Their collaborations — Rangeela, Daud, Satya, Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya — helped define an era of Hindi cinema, transforming Urmila into a cultural phenom